Emerald-chinned Hummingbird (Abeillia abeillei)

Emerald-chinned Hummingbird Abeillia abeillei

Current view: Data table and detailed info

Taxonomy

Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A. and Fishpool, L.D.C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 1: Non-passerines. Lynx Edicions BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
-	-	-

Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2022	Least Concern
2016	Least Concern
2012	Least Concern
2009	Least Concern
2008	Least Concern
2004	Least Concern
2000	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1994	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1988	Lower Risk/Least Concern

Species attributes

Migratory status	not a migrant	Forest dependency	high
Land-mass type		Average mass	-

Range

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	379,000 km²	medium
Severely fragmented?	no	-

Population

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	20000-49999 mature individuals	poor	suspected	2022
Population trend	decreasing	-	suspected	2016-2026
Rate of change over the past 10 years/3 generations (longer of the two periods)	10-19%	-	-	-
Rate of change over the future 10 years/3 generations (longer of the two periods)	10-19%	-	-	-
Rate of change over the past & future 10 years/3 generations (longer of the two periods)	10-19%	-	-	-
Generation length	2.07 years	-	-	-

Population justification: The global population is suspected to number fewer than 50,000 mature individuals (Partners in Flight 2022), thus it is placed in the band 20,000-49,999 mature individuals here.

Trend justification: The population trend has not been investigated, but due to its dependence on forest declines are suspected as a consequence of logging and habitat conversion. Tree cover within the range has been lost at a rate of 8% over the past ten years; since 2016 this has been accelerating to a rate equivalent to 12% over ten years (Global Forest Watch 2021, using Hansen et al. [2013] data and methods disclosed therein). Therefore, population declines are here tentatively placed in the band 10-19% over ten years.

Country/territory distribution

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident
El Salvador	extant	native	yes
Guatemala	extant	native	yes
Honduras	extant	native	yes
Mexico	extant	native	yes
Nicaragua	extant	native	yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Guatemala	Atitlan
Guatemala	Antigua Guatemala
Guatemala	Sacranix
Guatemala	Yalijux
Guatemala	Sierra de las Minas - Motagua
Guatemala	Santiaguito Volcano
Nicaragua	El Jaguar
Guatemala	Cerro Miramundo
El Salvador	The Volcans and San Marcelino
Mexico	Sierra de Zongolica-Tenango

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland	suitable	resident
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane	major	resident
Altitude	1000 - 2200 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Species factsheet: Abeillia abeillei. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/emerald-chinned-hummingbird-abeillia-abeillei on 28/11/2023.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2023) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org on 28/11/2023.